Hey RBC, sometimes when I don't know what to build I find one of my favourite books set in medieval times, or even try looking in a history book. Some history books are illustrated with realistic scenes of Medieval life. You could also try the resources on Classic-Castle on the How-To page.

With all these suggestions, I can't wait to see what you come up with.

You don't HAVE to build just because there is a contest right now. I got builder's block back in late August/early September. I haven't really "built" anything since then. I've customized some minifigs, but haven't built an actual structure. And honestly, i'm perfectly content with that. I'm not going to force myself to build when I don't want to.

When the inspiration comes back, i'll start building again. Maybe this is a sign you need a slight break from the hobby

Because if you're building something just so it can be entered into a contest, and you have no inspiration, your builds probably aren't going to turn out as well as you would like them.

I've never really gotten builder's block but I do get discouraged every now and then when a build I share only gets a comment or two; but, I do really just build for me so I'm always pleased I agree with Schmidt; build what you enjoy - build from a favorite video game, book, film, or even something inspired by music you like. Or just kick back and enjoy others' builds until "the Muse descends".

This doesn't really help if you're trying to do something specifically for the CCC, but when I have builder's block I try building something in a different theme like castle or town. That sometimes gets me out of my funk and gets the juices flowing.

I do like the suggestion by some of watching a movie, reading a book, etc and looking for ideas. Since one of our categories this year is "Arthurian", why not watch one of the many movie renditions of Arthur's story?

Or, if you like the movie idea, do what LL is doing with Braveheart (and others have done in the past with Robin Hood, the Hobbit, some others), pick a favorite book or movie and build your way through it, making a series of MOCs for different categories to tell the whole story.

On a different strategy, pick a favorite castle set from the past and update it using more recent building techniques and parts, and then adapt that to one of our categories.